Riot Games is preparing to hold the Draw Show right before the start of the League of Legends World Championship. The show will consist of games between 22 teams to determine who will play each other in the opening stages of this year’s Worlds.
[Official Announcement]
Conducting the draw for #Worlds2020 will be none other than #LPL legends WeiXiao, MLXG & Clearlove!
Don't miss out on the 2020 Worlds Play-ins and Group-Stage Draw, happening Sept. 15th 8PM UTC+8 (5AM PST, 2PM CEST, 8AM EST). pic.twitter.com/S9TrjwR3LF
— LPL (@lplenglish) September 14, 2020
Four teams each from the LEC and the LPL and three teams from each the LCS and LCK will take part in the show. Additionally, Play-Ins teams from several regions such as LCL, CBLOL, LLA, LJL, OPL, and TCL will participate in draws. The teams competing are below:
LPL: China
- First seed – Top Esports
- Second seed – JD Gaming
- Third seed – Suning
- Fourth seed – LGD Gaming
LCK: Korea
- First seed – DAMWON Gaming
- Second seed – DRX
- Third seed – Gen.G
LCS: North America
- First seed – Team SoloMid
- Second seed – FlyQuest
- Third seed – Team Liquid
LEC: Europe
- First seed – G2 Esports
- Second seed – Fnatic
- Third seed – Rogue
- Fourth seed – MAD Lions
PCS: Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, and Southeast Asia
- First seed – Machi Esports
- Second seed – PSG Talon
CBLOL: Brazil
- First seed – INTZ
LCL: Commonwealth of Independent States
- First seed – Unicorns of Love
LJL: Japan
- First seed – V3 Esports
LLA: Latin America
- First seed – Rainbow7
OPL: Oceania
- First seed – Legacy Esports
TCL: Turkey
- First seed – Papara SuperMassive
What happened to VCS?
Unfortunately, Vietnam won’t be participating in Worlds this year due to safety issues regarding COVID-19. Riot had to make adjustments to the Worlds Play-In schedule to accommodate for the sudden change. There will be ten Play-Ins teams separated into two groups of five. Each group will participate in a single-match round-robin format resulting in the first-place teams moving on to the group stage. The last-place team will be eliminated from the series.
Fans can tune in to the Riot Games Draw Show through the official lol esports channel on Tuesday, September 15 at 8PM CST and 5AM PT. The Draw Show will also be conducted by LPL stars Gao “WeiXiao” Xue-Cheng, Liu “Mlxg” Shi-Yu, and Ming “Clearlove” Kai.
